Field Experience Essay

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1. What would you and others (Friends, teachers, parents, coaches, etc.) say are three of the best things about you?

People would say that I am patient, kind, and a good listener. My coworkers and friends usually come to me to vent about their problems.

2. What training / education you have completed and what did you gain from those experiences?

I got my associates in science at Harper College. At Harper, I was very involved in Phi Theta Kappa. I was the Vice President of membership in fall 2013 and secretary during the 2014-2015 school year. I was very involved in the Honors in action project, which helped enhance my research skills. Working on this project has also taught me that nothing has to be 100% perfect. Being honors students, …show more content…

I worked as a pharmacy extern at Walgreens for 2 months. I did not like the work environment because due to the very fast pace and the fact that most of the other techs and ,maybe even the pharmacist, didn’t like me very much(It didn’t help that I figured out the code to enter the door). I worked for CVS Caremark in their mail order pharmacy. The work was very repetitive and the hours were very long. What I had gained from these experiences is that I realized that this really was not the field for me at all.

3. What are the 5 most interesting things you have done or that have happened in your life so far?
a. Involved in political campaign for local candidates for Mt. Prospect trustee
b. I travelled to India, Canada, Qatar, and …show more content…

They are a fun bunch. Whenever it is slow, some of us would hang out in the back and talk about many things, from funny interactions with customers to whatever is happening to us during the week.

6. What professional organizations are you associated with and in what ways member, board, treasurer or the like?
I am currently not involved in any professional organizations as of this moment in time.
7. What groups are you involved with (school clubs, church groups, teams, etc.) and in what ways (member, officer, captain, etc.)?
I am currently not involved in any groups at the school or anywhere else as of this moment of time.
8. What important lessons have you learned from making mistakes?
a. You are not defined by your mistakes
Before I became vice president of membership, I was the head writer of the church Christmas play during my senior year of high school. I failed. I had no idea what I was doing and I wound up B.S-ing it. The Sunday school superintendent said I should resign, so I did. Two years later, I was asked to become a member of the executive board for phi theta kappa at harper college. I initially declined, siting my blunder with the Christmas play, because I did not want to screw up again. Later on, I stepped up and I became the VP of membership and later, the

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